Q.U.E.E.N.

"Q.U.E.E.N."
"Q.U.E.E.N."
Single by Janelle Monáe featuring Erykah Badu
from the album The Electric Lady
Released	April 23, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Hip hop soul; crunk; funk;
Length	5:10
Label	Wondaland Arts Society; Bad Boy; Atlantic;
Songwriter(s)	Janelle Robinson; Kellis Parker Jr.; Roman GianArthur Irvin; Nathaniel Irvin III; Charles Joseph II;
Producer(s)	Nate "Rocket" Wonder; GianArthur; Monáe; Chuck Lightning;
Janelle Monáe singles chronology
Erykah Badu singles chronology
Music video
	"Q.U.E.E.N." on YouTube

"Q.U.E.E.N." (acronym of "Queer, Untouchables, Emigrants, Excommunicated, and Negroid"^[1]) is a song by American recording artist Janelle Monáe featuring the singer Erykah Badu. It was released on April 23, 2013, as the lead single from Monáe's second studio album, The Electric Lady. Stylized in the form of question and response, each line of the song has Monáe expressing her thoughts on subjects ranging from sexuality to religion.^[2] Prince, a mentor to Monáe, called the music video for "Q.U.E.E.N." the best music video of 2013.^[3]

^ Benjamin, Jeff (September 18, 2013). "Janelle Monae Says "Q.U.E.E.N." Is for the "Ostracized & Marginalized"". fuse. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
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^ Wochit (January 1, 2014). "Prince Declares Janelle Monáe Had The Best Album And Music Video Of 2013". Yahoo. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

[FuseTV-1] Benjamin, Jeff (September 18, 2013). "Janelle Monae Says "Q.U.E.E.N." Is for the "Ostracized & Marginalized"". fuse. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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[3] Wochit (January 1, 2014). "Prince Declares Janelle Monáe Had The Best Album And Music Video Of 2013". Yahoo. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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